Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has responded to a German journalist over claims about his move to Arsenal .

The Borussia Dortmund striker is close to securing a move to the English Premier League with talks over a deal ongoing.

Aubameyang was pictured enjoying a kick-about with friends on Friday night while Borussia Dortmund were drawing with Hertha Berlin.

While Arsenal fans are excited about the prospect of Aubameyang leading their line, the manner in which the 28-year-old is leaving Dortmund has upset a few people - including Bild journalist Michael Makus, reports Football.London.

Makus tweeted a suggestion that instead of allowing him leave, Dortmund instead force Aubameyang to train with their reserves until his contract expires.

But the striker hit back, joking that next people would suggest throwing him in jail.

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"You forgot to wear your Arsenal jersey tonight," responded Makus, before misunderstanding Aubameyang's joke about people's outrage over footballers' lives and instead seeing it as a jokey threat against him.

Aubameyang laughed off the suggestion of wearing the Arsenal kit and before getting in one last dig about Makus' Twitter verification.

While the journalist's original tweet was in German, it is interesting that Aubameyang chose to respond in English. While it's certainly possible that the Gabon striker is not fully comfortable chatting in German to a native, perhaps there was a subtle hint about where his future lies.